Brazil NCM · 8-digit subitem

NCM 2401.20.20 – Stemmed wrapper tobacco, dried or fermented

NCM 2401.20.20 (also written 24012020) is Brazil's code for stemmed wrapper tobacco, dried or fermented. Its first 6 digits are HS code 2401.20.

Official description of NCM 2401.20.20

PortuguêsOfficial
Em folhas secas ou fermentadas tipo capeiro
EnglishUnofficial translation

In leaf, dried or fermented, wrapper type

Nomenclatura Comum do Mercosul (Siscomex). Updated Oct 2026 · In force since Apr 2022 (Res Gecex 272/2021).

How to read NCM 2401.20.20

24Chapter 01Heading 20Subheading

HS code 2401.20
Same in every country

2Item 0Subitem

Added by Mercosur
Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay

The first 6 digits are the international HS code, so their meaning is the same in every country; Brazil publishes the text in Portuguese. Digits 7 and 8 are Brazil's own split of that HS code. The full 8-digit code is used on import declarations (DUIMP), invoices (NF-e) and tax filings.

Full classification path

  1. Chapter 24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body Tabaco e seus sucedâneos manufaturados; produtos, mesmo com nicotina, destinados à inalação sem combustão; outros produtos que contenham nicotina destinados à absorção da nicotina pelo corpo humano.
  2. Heading 24.01 Tobacco, unmanufactured; tobacco refuse Tabaco não manufaturado; desperdícios de tabaco.
  3. Subheading 2401.20 Tobacco; partly or wholly stemmed or stripped Tabaco total ou parcialmente destalado
  4. Subitem 2401.20.20 In leaf, dried or fermented, wrapper type Em folhas secas ou fermentadas tipo capeiro

Other NCM codes under HS 2401.20

2401.20.10 Stemmed tobacco leaf, not dried or fermentedEm folhas, sem secar nem fermentar 2401.20.30 Stemmed flue-cured Virginia tobaccoEm folhas secas em secador de ar quente (flue cured), do tipo Virgínia 2401.20.40 Stemmed light air-cured Burley tobaccoEm folhas secas (light air cured), do tipo Burley 2401.20.90 Other stemmed or stripped tobaccoOutros

Questions about NCM 2401.20.20

What is NCM 2401.20.20?

NCM 2401.20.20 (24012020) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for stemmed wrapper tobacco, dried or fermented. Its official Portuguese description is “Em folhas secas ou fermentadas tipo capeiro”.

What is the HS code for NCM 2401.20.20?

HS 2401.20 (Tobacco; partly or wholly stemmed or stripped). The first 6 digits of an NCM code are its international HS code; the last 2 digits are Brazil's own split.

Is an NCM code the same as an HS code?

The first 6 digits are the same in every country. NCM adds an item digit (7th) and a subitem digit (8th). A code ending in 00 means Brazil does not split that HS code further.

Which countries use NCM 2401.20.20?

All Mercosur members use the same NCM codes: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Source: Siscomex Classif NCM table, updated Oct 2026 (Resolução Gecex nº 926/2026). The Portuguese text is the official one; the English is our translation.